Box Score
Ohio Wesleyan 78, Denison 61

Sophomore guard Henry Hinkle (Powell/Olentangy Liberty), senior wing Jack Clement (Bellefontaine), and senior guard Curtis White (Lawrenceburg, Ind.) drained 3-pointers during a 15-4 run that put Ohio Wesleyan ahead to stay in a North Coast Athletic Conference win over Denison on Saturday at Branch Rickey Arena.

The Bishops did not trail during the first half and led by as many as 7 points, that coming on a 3-pointer from junior wing Tony Carter (Cleveland/Parma Heights Holy Name) that gave Ohio Wesleyan a 16-9 lead.

Denison came back to even the score at 16 on an Emmett Burnside basket, only to see the Bishops pull ahead with the help of 3-pointers by freshman guard Isaac Ward (Circleville/Logan Elm) and Hinkle.  The Big Red got fast-break scores from Nick Heath and Will Hunter during the final 70 seconds of the half to pull within 33-31 at the intermission, and when Darren Rubin opened the second half with a 3-pointer and a jumper from the lane, Denison had a 36-33 lead.

Sophomore wing David Rice (Brook Park/Parma Padua Franciscan) started the Bishop run with a lay-in and Hinkle followed with a 3-pointer to put Ohio Wesleyan ahead to stay.  Clement and Rice added hoops before 3-pointers by Clement and White gave the Bishops a 48-40 lead with 14:32 left in regulation time.

The visitors were still within 60-54 after a Chase Ouellette jumper with 5:45 to go when the Bishops put the game out of reach by scoring the next 10 points, getting a pair of Rice free throws, baskets by senior post Grant Spicer (Cincinnati/Lakota East) and Carter, and a pair of hoops from Clement to stretch the lead to 70-54 with 2:52 to play.

Hinkle led the Bishops with 15 points and 6 assists.  Clement finished with 13 points, White added 12 points, and Rice scored 10 points.  Spicer grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds.

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